Synonyms for isolation
iso·la·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 9 votes

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   disintegration, independence, separation, solitude

   Antonyms:
   alliance, association, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   segregation, detachment, disconnection, insularity, self-containedness

   Antonyms:
   organization, co-membership, community, connection, concatenation, continuity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. isolationnoun

   a state of separation between persons or groups

   Synonyms:
   closing off

2. isolationnoun

   a feeling of being disliked and alone

   Synonyms:
   closing off

3. isolation, closing offnoun

   the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

   Synonyms:
   closing off

4. isolationnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

   Synonyms:
   closing off

5. isolationnoun

   a country's withdrawal from international politics

   "he opposed a policy of American isolation"

   Synonyms:
   closing off

Matched Categories

1. • Alienation
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Non-engagement
   • Psychiatry
   • Separation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. isolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   separation, disconnection, insulation, segregation, detachment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. isolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   insulation, segregation, loneliness, solitude

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "isolation":

   insulation, isolating, confinement, seclusion, isolate, segregation, remoteness, solitary, insularity, isolated, containment, apartheid, separation, isolationism, self-isolation, shutoff, exclusion

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   See Isolation exercise
   

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How to use isolation in a sentence?

1. Paul Hokemeyer:

   The most significant and destructive characteristic of addictions is that they occur in isolation

2. Mike Lee:

   Opioid-related deaths are not evenly distributed, the big takeaway is that there’s a strong social component to our opioid crisis. Opioid addiction seems to have a high rate of correlation to social isolation. Those with a strong family or a good job seem less likely to become victims.

3. Says Smith:

   Masks work, testing works and contact tracing works. We have [ hundreds of ] people here and we were able to manage it just doing that : testing, isolation and contact tracing.

4. Adam Treasure:

   I wholeheartedly believe that success is never achieved in isolation, and I owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to various individuals, groups, and resources that have played a significant role in my journey.

5. Arielle Cohen:

   The stigma and isolation I faced made me extremely depressed, i was embarrassed that I was depressed and felt ashamed for not knowing how to talk about it.